The Haines Borough Administration Building, March 3, 2025. (Will Steinfeld/Chilkat Valley News)

Recognition for Stuart, playground dedicated

Borough Finance Director Jila Stuart has been named Alaska’s Municipal Employee of the Year by the Alaska Municipal League. 

In a memo, mayor Tom Morphet praised Stuart’s depth of expertise and commitment to transparency, writing that Stuart “is a public servant in every sense.”

The borough also officially voted to dedicate the Haines School playground as “Jenae’s Playground.” 

Will Steinfeld is a documentary photographer and reporter in Southeast Alaska, formerly in New England.